Lightshot

Simple and convenient screenshot tool. Select an area, edit your screenshot and upload it to the server.

Lightshot: Convenient Screenshot Tool

Lightshot is a convenient Edge add-on that provides a simple and lightweight screenshot tool. With Lightshot, you can easily capture and edit screenshots, save them on your disk, upload them to the cloud, search for similar screenshots, and copy them to your clipboard.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2
Users: 81,947
Rating: 3.00
(6)
Version: 6.3.1 (Last updated: 2022-06-29)
Creation date: 2020-12-01
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • tabs
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • unlimitedStorage
  • notifications
  • clipboardWrite
  • downloads
  • cookies
  • background
  • See more
Size: 530.88K

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox

User reviews

Used to use this extension in Chrome and glad to see it still works perfectly in Edge. You can chose to capture just the elements of a page instead of the whole thing. Very useful with PDFs.
by Drew, 2021-05-27

easy very nice
by dogan, 2021-01-08
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Add-on safety

Risk impact
High risk impact

Lightshot requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Lightshot. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Critical This extension is not longer available in the store
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